Welfare at Work: How to be Healthy and Stress Free in the Workplace

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Your Rights if You are Dismissed From Work

Being dismissed from work is never a good experience and can be stressful and upsetting. However, if the reasons are unfair or you have been forced to leave...

Coping with Office Gossip

Anywhere that there is an office, there is office gossip. Often it is a bit of light-hearted, harmless fun to see you through the day but it can become a big...

Dealing with Depression and Work

There is a bit of stigma attached to depression but it is actually very common with up to 25% people suffering at some point in their life. It is also import...

How to Ask For a Promotion

The chances are that at some point in your career you’ll want to know how to ask for a promotion. Whether there's a too-good-to-miss opportunity within you...

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Rules for Toilets and Washing Facilities

Workers have a right to “welfare facilities”. These include toilets and washbasins. Businesses with one or more staff must have these basic items. Provis...

Building a New Routine Working from Home

Many home workers agree that their recipe for success is keeping as closely as they can to a daily routine. Although flexibility is the major plus point of w...

Knowing When to Stop Working When at Home

If you work from home, and especially if you work for yourself, there can be a temptation or pressure to work around the clock. Although the home office has...

Questionnaire: Is Home Working for You?

While we can all take advantage of the lifestyle benefits that working from home brings, certain characteristics will really maximise productivity and enjoym...

The Importance of a Designated Workspace at Home

If you’re a home worker you’ll know that one of the huge benefits of this lifestyle is that you can literally work anywhere. In today’s mobile society,...

Coping With Isolation When Working From Home

So you’ve made the decision to work from home. Maybe you’ve decided to try freelancing, or you’ve changed your arrangements to fit around family commit...

Should My Employer Increase My Holiday Entitlement?

The short answer to your question is yes; your employer is acting in accordance with the laws surrounding holiday entitlement. A little background will help...

I Retrained for a New Career: A Case Study

Penny Hope made the tricky but rewarding decision to leave her career as a web designer to train as a midwife. We spoke to Penny to find out what motivated h...

How to Manage Office Politics

During most careers it’s inevitable that sooner or later you’ll run into some degree of office politics. Accepting that office politics are part and parc...

How to Resign Effectively

Resigning from a job that’s been making you unhappy can feel like a huge weight off your shoulders as you prepare for fresh challenges in pastures new. Our...

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